Kikaider: Artificial Humanoid
January 8, 2010
Android Kikaider (人造人間キカイダ) is an artificial humanoid created by Shotaro Ishinomori (or Ishimori). Kikaider is influensed by Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy, Pinocchio, Frankenstein and mecha science fiction. Kikaider superhero live action TV series started in 1972 in TV Asahi. Anime series started in 2000 and manga 2005, titled Kikaider - Code: 02. In the west series is published by Dark Horse comics.
Shotaro Ishinomori has also created Kamen Rider, Ganbare!! Robokon and Cyborg 009. (Continues below.)
Kikaider TV series and movies:
- Android Kikaider (1972)
- Kikaider 01 (1973)
- Mechanical Violator Hakaider (1995)
- Android Kikaider: The Animation (2000-2001)
- Kikaider 01: The Animation (2001)
- The Boy Who Carried a Guitar: Kikaider Vs. Inazuman (2002)
Characters:
- Jiro (Kikaider)
- Ichiro (Kikaider 01)
- Rei (Kikaider 00)
- Saburo (Hakaider)
- Shadow Knight
- Mari/Mieko Bijinder
- Rieko
- The Hakaider Squad (it is said, that Hakaider was George Lucas inspiration for Darth Vader in Star Wars)
- Waruder
- Zadam
- Dr. Den Komyoji
- Mitsuko Komyoji
- Masaru Komyoji
- Professor Gill Herbert
- Hanpei Hattori
- Akira
- Hiroshi
- Misao
- Big Shadow
- Gunta Momochi
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